ընձուղտ

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian ընձուղտ (ənjułt).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

ընձուղտ (ənjuġt)

  1. giraffe

Declension[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ինձ (inj, leopard) +‎ ուղտ (ułt, camel). Compare Ancient Greek καμηλοπάρδαλις (kamēlopárdalis, giraffe), Classical Syriac ܓܡܠ ܢܡܪܐ (ɡmal-nemrā) and Persian شترگاوپلنگ (šotorgâvpalang) for similar formations.

Noun[edit]

ընձուղտ (ənjułt)

  1. giraffe
    Synonym: շտրպաղանգ (štrpałang)

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: ընձուղտ (ənjuġt)

References[edit]

  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879) “ընձուղտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ընձուղտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979) “ինձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press